Along with me...

 



Pain groans

Patience sighs

Prayer perseveres

Presents distract

Presence comforts

Peace prepares

Plans prompt

Predicaments test

People talk

Politics go on

Pressure builds up


And love?

Love does all of this...

Love groans

Love sighs

Love perseveres

Love distracts

Love comforts

Love prepares

Love prompts

Love tests

Love talks

Love goes on

Love builds up


And love does more...

Love goes further...

LOVE SUFFERS


Love suffers along with me

Love suffers along with us

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